Foot shield



April 26 1927' F. J. woJcm FOOT SHIELD Filed Au. 1926 Patented Apr. 26, 1927.

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FRANK Jon wogrcrx, or LOWELL, ARIZONA.

FOOT SHIELD.

Applicationflled August'30, 1926. serialvNo. 132,592."

The present invention is a foot guard,

especially designed to be worn over the shoes extremely strong and durable to withstand the impact of falling material, yet, extremely simple in construction and economical to manufacture and easily applied or removed from the shoe.

WVith the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in sundry details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the appendingclaims.

In this specification and the annexed drawings, the invention is disclosed in the form in which it isconsidered. to be the best, but the invention is not limited to such form because it is capable of being embodied in other forms; and it is to be understood that in and by the claims following the description herein it is intended to cover the invention in whatever form it may embody within the scope thereof. b

In the drawings which show the preferred embodiment of the invention as at present devised Figure 1 shows the shield or guard of the invention applied to a shoe;

Figure 2 is an enlarged front end view of the shield or guard removed from the 1 designates the shield which consists of an elongated strip of sheet metal which is bent transversely on an arc of suitable radius to form an arch with its end portions bent inwardly to provide the inwardly extending flanges 2.

Infbendingthe metal forming the shield to form the arch, it is preferred to so shape the same that its forward end a will form a flatter arch than the rear end 6, and at the same time the walls of the shield widening from the forward end a to the rear ward end Z2, so as to be somewhat wedgeshaped to readily slip on and fit overthe toe of the shoe, in the manner which will be clearly understood and which 1S shown in the drawings The flanges 2 are to underlie the sole of the shoe and areperfo-E rated to receive nails or other securing means 3 for securing theshield to the shoe. In.

order to give added rigidity and strength to the shield, it isprovidedt at points. adjacent its ends a and b with rigid arcuate reinforclng members or strips of metal 4:,

which if not made integral with the shield, are riveted to the 'same as shown in the their ends terminated at a point above the inwardly extending flanges 2 and are (le i signed to rest upon the top of the sole of the shoe, as clearlyindicated in Figure 2."

By this construction, the shield is held firmly on the shoe as the sole will slide in guide-ways 6 formed by the lower ends of reinforcing strips 4 and theflanges 2, while at the same time, the sole of the shoe will form a support for the reinforcing members and will, to a degree, cushion any impacts imparted to the shield. Also, this construction enables the shield to more closely fit the contour of the shoe and readily adjusted in position.

The shields will be made in varying sizes to correspond with the varying sizes of shoes, and in view of their tapered construction may be adjusted along the length of the fore-part of the shoe to meet the needs and desire of the wearer.

It will also be understood that the width of the shield may be varied in order to cover more or less of the shoe or foot as may be found needed for particular purposes.

In some forms of the invention the shield is provided on its end edges with prongs 7 and 8 which may be ressed downwardly to same fnom.- a.ving. undue re1ative...movement part of a shoe comprisingg ia-n elongated strip bent transversely on an are forming an archedqshield; open. ,at; its :ends, the terminal portions of: saidrstrip forming; inwardly, ex-

teniclingifianges, .said shield having bendable 1118311385011 the ends thereof adapted to be :extended; into the material of the shoe upper for maintaining the.- same in;positi0n.with

respect thereto.

2,. .A, foot;shie1dtobewornover the forepart ofiashoecomprising an elongated strip.2 benttransversely. on an are and hZIVMlgiItS- terminal; portions forming lnwardl-y extending; flanges, said; flanges bei-ng adapte'dto engage'withthebottom offthe solesof the.

shoe and: having perforations therein toureceive: securing elements for securing the;

shield; tzoLthe shoe, reinforced arched portions, onJthe. inner. face ofrthe shield having their ends terminating; ata distance above said flanges to engage the top surface of the soleof the shoe. Y

A foot shieldt'o'be Worn over the fore- .partofa shoe comprising an elongated strip 'bent transversely on an are forming the archedrshield openatits ends, theterminal portions of the strip forming inwardly eX-.

tending; flanges, a-rched reinforcing stripsat the arched end portionsbfsaid shield.

LA footshield to be wormover the fore part of, a shoe comprising an elongated,v

strip, bent, transversely on. an arc andvha-v- IIlgSyltS IGIIIHHHl portions forming inwardly I extending :fianges, archedreiniforcing strips OHut-llfi; inner face-of said shield.and,having theirwendsterminated at a- POlIlli fibOVGSfliCl flanges taco-operate with the latter to form. guide waysto receive the sole of the shoe,-

said shield being tapered toward its outer end.

my hand.

FRANK. JOE WOJCLK.

In testimony whereof Lhave hereunto set- I 

